Monday, August 5, 2019

CJP Hearings begin

Today's DJ has Hearing opens for appellate justice facing allegations of sexual misconduct --On Monday, the Commission on Judicial Performance will launch what promises to be one of the most sprawling and divisive judge discipline hearings in recent memory.
The special masters who will hear his case were appointed by the California Supreme Court. They are Judith L. Haller of the 4th District Court of Appeal, Division One; Louis R. Hanoian, a San Diego County Superior Court judge; and William D. Lehman, an Imperial County Superior Court judge.
Today's LA Times story is here. Friday's Law.com story here. Today's Law.com story is here:
A rare disciplinary hearing opened Monday featuring lurid allegations that a California appeals court judge sexually harassed more than two dozen women he knew professionally during the past 18 years.